Quick Tip: How to Make Custom Inking Brushes in Adobe Illustrator

In today's quick tip I'll show you an easy way to get smooth tapered inking strokes even if you don't have a tablet!
✨Download the FREE file with brush set here✨: / 85693061
Thank you so much for watching! Please comment below if you have any questions or ideas for tutorials you'd like to see next.
Cheers!
Kat
#learnillustrator #adobeillustrator #graphicdesign #illustratortutorial

[@ytb.supretv8081]

you are the savior! I was so confused when i use illustrator for the first time to draw since my friend recom it

[@VectorArtAcademy]

Awesome, I'm so happy you found this helpful!

[@remola81]

I as a designer but not an illustrator, this tip saved my night, thanks for the help!

[@martcatague2620]

Nothing short of helpful, thank you!

[@user-cj6ho7lr6s]

Wow!!! Thank you!! Easy!!! Excellent video!!

[@VectorArtAcademy]

Awesome, I'm so happy you liked it! 😊

[@93vincentvalentine]

your voice is so soothing, thanks!

[@bigfootartist7411]

Oh my goodness!!! This is so wonderful!! I have spent so much money buying brushes only to be sad because I couldn't find a nice pointy brush for my work. What a brilliant video!! Thank you so much!!!🤩🤩🤩

[@VectorArtAcademy]

I'm so happy you found this useful, if there are any other types of brushes in particular you are curious how to make please let me know, I love making brush tutorials!

[@flodynastyvi]

Thank you, I instantly became a subscriber.

[@sarahhillyard358]

This is the exact tips I needed, thank you so much for an amazing video.

[@VectorArtAcademy]

You're so welcome! I'm very glad it was helpful 😊

[@suegamestudio9023]

that is what i want , thanks so much

[@VectorArtAcademy]

Awesome, glad I could help! 😊

[@blueskyjax]

Super helpful!

[@VectorArtAcademy]

I'm so glad it was helpful! I love making custom brush lessons, hoping to share more new tutorials like this soon 😊

[@tooncraft3d]

Thank you so much!

[@VectorArtAcademy]

Thanks Joseph, happy to help!

[@susanagween432]

perfect!

[@VectorArtAcademy]

Thank you so much! I need to get back to brush videos, love making these 😊

[@PADIN33]

maam this helps a lot, thanks!

[@VectorArtAcademy]

I'm so glad it was helpful! 😊

[@mardenhill]

straight to the point, brilliant. thank you!

[@VectorArtAcademy]

Happy to help! 😊

[@nonelifestyle]

THANK YOU!!!!

[@VectorArtAcademy]

I'm happy to help! 😊

[@PJ-pw7tw]

Muy buen ejercicio, muchas gracias, me sirvió muchísimo.

[@VectorArtAcademy]

Gracias, estoy muy feliz que te pude ayudar!

[@alystdesign]

This is amazing! On top of that the video is just short.

[@VectorArtAcademy]

So glad you liked it!

[@GrDs-tj5fx]

thanks

[@VectorArtAcademy]

You're welcome!

[@VectorArtAcademy]

Hi All! Hope you enjoy this quick tip, you can download the free file to try out the sample brushes here: www.patreon.com/posts/85693061

[@OfficialUncleJimmy]

I'm interested in seeing how well inking works, with a template image, using the rotate canvas tool. It's wonderful to know Illustrator now has the rotate canvas option, I had given up hoping they would add the feature.

[@VectorArtAcademy]

I totally agree, it was long overdue! I've had a chance to play with it a bit and it's so much easier to do more natural drawing gestures with brushes. Definitely beats twisting my poor drawing tablet all around!

[@OfficialUncleJimmy]

@@VectorArtAcademy I found another video (not many out there yet) showing how you can rotate and draw in Illustrator exactly like you can in Photoshop! Yayyy!!! Finally! Wow! I love your Tutorials! Quick, Clean and directly to the point, and without all the show off business, or time wasting, unprofessional, street babble so many others do. Thanks for that❣ Subscribed❣ Keep up the GREAT work Sis❣

[@FutileGrief]

Wow. Super clear, to the point. Thank you kindly! I'm new at drawing in illustrator, but do you know if we can use the pressure sensitivity of our drawing tablets?

[@VectorArtAcademy]

Thank you! 😊 You can us pressure sensitivity in Illustrator I find it works really well with the blob brush. I have a small Wacom tablet and just had to set it up by going to Preferences > Devices and enabling the tablet. Then you can change setting in individual tools as well.

[@FutileGrief]

@@VectorArtAcademy You're so kind, thank you so much!!!

[@KanonMadness]

is it possible to have the brush in a gradient way? like not just black but lets say from dark green to light green at the end of the stroke

[@VectorArtAcademy]

Hi there, sorry for the delayed reply! That is possible in a couple of different ways. I will put it on my list to make a painting with gradients tutorial soon. One thing you can try is to apply the gradient colors you want to the brush shape before defining the brush which would sort of bake the effect in.

[@Umesh_haral_]

❤❤

[@TheContentGroup]

♥♥♥

[@Jmatad21]

Back in day illustrator didn't have that. It changes everything

[@OgisGraphic]

Thank you mam 🏩🏩

[@sunny.-.9339]

how do i get the brushes panel? im so confused because mine looks different from everyone else's

[@VectorArtAcademy]

Hi Sunny, you can go to the Window menu and choose Brushes to open the brushes panel if you don't see it. Whether the panel is open usually depends on the workspace you are using. the one I'm using in this video is called Essentials Classic. You can use a preset workspace or create custom workspaces, that's why the interface tends to look different for different people.

[@sunny.-.9339]

@@VectorArtAcademy thank you

[@FrankAchon]

why your toolbar has custome tools? how do we get them?

[@VectorArtAcademy]

Hi Frank, those extra tools come from the Astute Graphics suite of plugins astutegraphics.com/

[@maloavski6639]

i love you...

[@VectorArtAcademy]

Thank you! 😊

[@BRAJAMEV]

i like u

[@jatinsingh162]

video is too fast and i think you should have to make slow video because we all of your viewer are not at advance level

[@VectorArtAcademy]

Hi Jatin, I hear you, thank you for the feedback! It is a tough balance to make videos for people of every level at once but I will be doing a lot more beginner friendly tutorials in the next year. If there is any particular part that you were stuck on or I didn't explain completely I'm always happy to help with questions 😊